This morning I took the girls their breakfast treat and they came running as soon as they saw me, as usual. I then saw that Poppy had a bit of twig stuck in her leg ring, which she was trying her best to remove. They were all close around my feet waiting to see what I had for them, so I let her get close to me, then quickly picked her up. I removed the twig and although she was calm in my arms, she was very vocal about her displeasure at being picked up. When I put her down, all three ran under the shrub to show me they were not happy about that. They soon returned though to see what I had for them. The amusing thing was Poppy remembered what she was doing, before I picked her up and returned to picking at her leg ring. She looked slightly surprised that it had magically disappeared.
I then offered them cooked peas for the second morning running. This time they were straight to them, no hesitation!
We love peas
Is Poppy a roo? Look at her tail
I am still concerned that Poppy may be a roo. Poppy on the left has a longer, curved tail. Dominiques have rounded, blunt tails like Dotty on the right. I do hope I turn out to be wrong because I love them so much already and would hate to have to give her up. I am trying not to think about it too much, only time will tell.
Click here to see the history of my flock.
Yea, I do see the size difference. But I’m still not seeing roo in the comb. Gosh. Such a tough call. Did you call the place where you bought them and have a chat w/ them?
You could also try the “paper” airplane trick. You sail a paper airplane over their heads. As close to their heads as possible. Hens will duck and roos will stand tall.
Their combs still haven’t developed yet, but Dominiques have a typical round, blunt tail and Poppy’s is not that shape, which is my main concern. They also have plump chests which poppy doesn’t have.
I have e-mailed the farm and called today but couldn’t get through and will try again tomorrow.
I also contacted Terry of “Hen Cam” about Pepper’s crop and Poppy. Terry thought Pepper is okay but “Poppy may be Peter”. Watch this spot! Love Poppy though!!
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